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AZRAEL.

by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.

Ten questions on craft, meaning, and form. Untimed. Answer every question to submit.

Q01of 10

Who is the 'stranger from the East' walking with King Solomon at the poem's opening?

Q02of 10

What is the setting when the guest first notices the mysterious figure?

Q03of 10

How does Longfellow's use of the word 'pallid' to describe Azrael primarily contribute to the poem?

Q04of 10

What object does Solomon use to summon the wind, and what is it made of?

Q05of 10

The image of the Rajah's 'shining garments streaming in the blast' and likened to 'a silken banner' and 'a purple cloud' is best described as which poetic technique?

Q06of 10

What is the central irony that the poem's ending reveals?

Q07of 10

Which theme is most centrally explored in 'Azrael'?

Q08of 10

Azrael's smile at the poem's conclusion primarily conveys which tone?

Q09of 10

Solomon's dominion 'o'er the wind' is an allusion to which literary and cultural tradition?

Q10of 10

The poem is structured as a brief narrative with a turn at the end. This structure most closely resembles which literary form?

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